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Article 34 Costs

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(1)

Where a respondent’s conduct in the course of appeal proceedings has been unreasonable, the Provincial Registrar, the Dean or the appellate court may make at any stage an order for the payment of costs by the respondent to the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England.

(2)

Any such order for the payment of costs may be in respect of—

(a)

costs paid, or authorised by the Legal Aid Commission to be paid, out of the Legal Aid Fund in respect of the respondent’s legal costs incurred in the appeal proceedings,

(b)

costs incurred by the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England arising out of or in connection with the appeal proceedings,

and shall require the respondent to pay such gross sum as is deemed appropriate in all the circumstances.